Auburn Radio Host Praises Alex Golesh's Ability To Build Offensive Line

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🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers surge up the 2027 recruiting rankings as Layton Von Brandt, a top-five offensive tackle prospect, commits to cement their offensive line future. Is Auburn finally building the foundation for lasting SEC success? Zac Blackerby and Ben Taylor spotlight Auburn’s renewed focus on high school recruiting, dissecting Coach Golesh and Coach Hoodie’s strategy to rebuild the offensive trenches. The conversation highlights the crucial roles of Cole Best, Cole Skinner, and rising talents like Jo Simmons and Deryc Plazz, while previewing potential additions like Rance Brown. The hosts examine past offensive line mismanagement, the importance of player-friendly systems, and how Auburn must emulate rivals like Georgia and Alabama in developing NFL-caliber linemen. Insightful analysis points to a brighter future for the Tigers—if this staff can harness its momentum and deliver on the promise of player development.

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0:00.0	Alex Golish putting an emphasis on the offensive line is so staking important.
0:11.3	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:16.4	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:21.7	Yes, I'm Zach Blackerby.
0:23.3	He has Ben Taylor of the Auburn Network family of stations.
0:27.6	He hosts Auburn, Opelika, this morning.
0:30.8	And Ben, since we last spoke, it seems like Auburn's added, you know, so much talent
0:35.1	to this 2027 class, took a minute to get going now inside
0:38.9	the top 20.
0:40.4	And that's if you really care about the rankings at this point.
0:44.1	I care about adding Layton von Brandt, an incredibly gifted offensive tackle, top five
0:50.7	offensive tackle in the country.
0:52.6	And something that Golish has done, like as soon as he stepped foot on campus,
0:56.4	he rebuilt that offensive line room, he and coach hoodie.
1:00.4	And now you're starting to see him do it through the offensive line ranks through
1:03.3	the high school ranks, excuse me.
1:05.5	Sounds like Rance Brown's close to getting into the boat.
1:07.8	There's so much emphasis on the offensive line.
1:10.2	And boy, do we need that.
1:12.2	You know, I've had this discussion with a couple of buddies where they've talked about how we've
1:16.6	done over the years with offensive linemen. And you've got to go back like a decade to see anybody that's,
1:23.8	and what I mean by success in that, Zach, is we may have gotten some guys that may be highly rated that got here and just didn't work out well and definitely never made it to the next level.
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